Sudrath Tech Research Center (Alpha Building). 02:00 AM.
For the vast majority of Northreach's citizens, two o'clock in the morning was a time for deep slumber beneath heavy woolen blankets, safe within the stone walls of their homes. However, for Sir Rianor Sudrath and Elara Vance, this was the "Golden Hour." It was the sacred window of time where the cacophony of the outside world—the politics, the domestic chaos, and the social expectations—was reduced to absolute zero. In the silence of the night, their brain waves could resonate at maximum frequency, unburdened by the distractions of reality.
